His overall numbers are still uninspiring because of those two shaky starts, but he now has five quality starts in eight, only once issuing more than two walks in a game.

I don't know about you, but I still feel good about Estrada. He had a blip that he's confident he was able to correct, and his performance gives me no reason to doubt him. With his strikeout-to-walk ratio, he gets the benefit of whatever doubt I may have anyway. For me, he's back to being a more-weeks-than-not type in Fantasy.

The 35-year-old Hafner has struggled since the beginning of May, collecting just four hits and failing to record a home run after going deep six times last month. His slump has also dropped his batting average from .318 to .260 on the season. Vernon Wells took over DH duties for New York as the Yankees also welcomed the return of outfielder Curtis Granderson. 

I like that he can run. I like that he can field. I like that the Twins don't have anyone else to man his position.

But I'm not rushing to pick him up after his multi-homer game Monday. Maybe I would if it wasn't also his first multi-hit game, but since it was, I need to see more. I have my eye on him, but right now, I'd rather devote my bench space to players in higher demand.

The right-hander is now scheduled to start on the road against the Yankees, his second outing against the division foe this season. He was tagged for a season-high seven runs (five earned) in his previous outing this season.

With the Indians playing in a National League park, one of their regulars will have to sit in favor of a pitcher. Raburn has produced this year, hitting .316/.372/.544 in 79 at-bats. He could return to the lineup Wednesday to face Cole Hamels.

Wells, 34, is hitting .299 with nine home runs and four steals over 36 games. If the season ended today, he would have the third-highest OPS of his career. And with Hafner now nursing an injury, it looks like Wells' owners will have at least a few more days of reprieve from having to guess how the Yankees will find time for both him and Hafner with Curtis Granderson back.

It isn't all coming up roses for Wells, however. In 118 career at-bats as a DH, Wells has a .212 average and .691 OPS. So while he just bought some more playing time, it may come at a position where he traditionally struggles. Still, if Hafner misses significant time, Wells will have plenty of value in an offense that will surely see a rise in production now that Grandeson is active. 

Now, maybe he said that because he's a young guy who has yet to learn that brutal honesty is no way to avoid controversy when addressing the media. Or maybe, and perhaps more likely, he said it because that's what the Reds have hinted to him all along.

I wish I knew for sure one way or the other, by knowing manager Dusty Baker's preference for veterans and recognizing that Mike Leake hasn't been that bad with Cueto out, I'm thinking I wouldn't be surprised either.

Shopping Cingrani in single-season leagues isn't the craziest idea if you can get something worthwhile, like Alexi Ogando or Hyun-Jin Ryu, in return.